I'll just say something about the musical ecology of Vancouver. I think one of the things the CBC orchestra has done is bring together musicians from all different types of performing areas in Vancouver. It is true that there is a certain amount of income for musicians from the CBC Radio Orchestra, but frankly, as was previously mentioned, it's not very big. It's a very small amount. And actually it's not as much an issue whether that employment would be replaced or not if the orchestra weren't there, but it's more that the type of employment we'd be having instead would be, in a sense, of lesser value.
On May 27th, 2008. See this statement in context.